‘Once in a lifetime’ chance to end plastic pollution as nations assemble in Busan
Plastic pollution is no longer just an environmental issue – it is a health crisis and a significant driver of the climate ...
Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic ...
What to know about the plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude in South Korea
The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.
Negotiators get closer to agreeing on a plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to an agreement, with ...
Can countries agree to "end the world's plastic pollution crisis"?
The U.S. is among 175 nations haggling over a treaty to reduce the vast quantity of plastic pollution that ends up in our ...
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Plastic pollution crisis: Delegates meet in Busan to secure agreement
Representatives from 175 countries are urgently negotiating a legally binding treaty to curb plastic pollution.
A tax on new plastic would slash waste—if built into the global treaty on plastics
Earlier this week, the mining magnate Andrew Forrest made headlines calling for a global "polymer premium"—or plastic tax—to ...
Greenpeace activists board tanker demanding cut in plastic production
Greenpeace activists board tanker demanding cut in plastic production - Activists scaled ship’s mast, painted ‘PLASTIC KILLS’ ...
Greenpeace Activists Board Tanker In Plastic Protest
Greenpeace activists boarded a tanker off South Korea on Saturday in an action intended to draw attention to calls for a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the environmental group said.
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Decisive fifth session of negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty opens in Busan
The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on ...
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Nations Convene In Busan To Tackle Plastic Pollution. Will They Reach Consensus?
India, the fifth-largest producer of plastic waste, generated 4.13 million tonnes in 2020-21, as per Central Pollution Control Board data. At the opening of INC-5 in Busan, South Korea ...
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‘Once in a lifetime’ chance to end plastic pollution as nations assemble in Busan
Delegates from more than 170 nations are gathered in Busan this week to hammer out the details of what could become the world’s first treaty paving the path to end plastic pollution. The fifth ...